ML Ch 5 Digestive System & Nutrition Glossary
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a-
without, not
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all-
strange, other, different
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anti-
against
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bi-
two, twice, double
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de-
from, take away, out of, without
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epi-
upon
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mal-
bad; inadequate
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peri-
around
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post-
after
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re-
back, again
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syn-
together
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trans-
across, through
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult
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sub-
under, below
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absorbt
to swallow
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anastom/o-
to join together
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append
appendix
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aspirat
remove by suction
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bil
bile
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body
body, mass, substance
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bar
weight, pressure
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cec
cecum
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celi
abdomen
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chlor
green
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chol
bile
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chromat
color
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col
colon
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contract
to draw together; tighten
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constip
to press together
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constrict
narrow
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cusp
point
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cyst
bladder, sac
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dent
tooth
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digest
to break down
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diverticul
byroad
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duoden
duodenum; twelve
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ease
normal function
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elimin
to throw (away), to expel
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enter
intestine
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erg
work, action
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esophag
esophagus
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flux
flow
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gall
bile
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gen
produce, create
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gingiv
gums
ex: gingivitis
ex: gingivitis
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gloss
tongue
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glottis
mouth of windpipe
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gurgit
flood
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halit
breath
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hem
blood
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hepat
liver
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herni
hernia, rupture
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hiat
opening
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hydr
water
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ile
ileum
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ingest
carry in
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intestin
gut, intestine
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lapar
abdomen
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lax/a
looseness
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lingu
tongue
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lip
fat, lipid
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lith
stone
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lys
decompose, split, dissolve
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mandibul
jaw
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mastic
to chew
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muscosa
lining of a cavity
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odont
tooth
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or
mouth
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pancreat
pancreas
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pepsin
pepsin (an enzyme)
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perforat
bore through
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peritone
to stretch over, peritoneum
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phagia
swallowing, eating
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polyp
polyp
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prand
meal
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proct
anus and rectum
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pylor
[gatekeeper] pylorus
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py
pus
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reflex
to reflect back; bend back
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rect
rectum
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saliv
saliva
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script
writing, thing copied
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sigmoid
sigmoid colon
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stomat
mouth, opening
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stalsis
constrict
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ulcer
sore
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viscer
internal organs
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-al
pertaining to
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-alis
pertaining to
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-ant
pertaining to
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-ate
pertaining to
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-atic
pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-itic
pertaining to
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-tic
pertaining to
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-ase
enzyme
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ation
process
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-atric
treatment
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